WARRINGTON Wolves’ Super League season ended on a low note as they collapsed to their fourth consecutive defeat 20-38 to Huddersfield Giants and now face a tricky trip to Les Catalans in the South of France in the end of season play offs.
Needing just a draw to finish fourth in the table and guarantee a lucrative home tie with Wigan, the Wolves now face the trip nobody wanted and the scene of a hammering earlier in the season after finshing sixth.
Few will give Warrington any chance of progressing in the play offs on current form and for much of the Huddersfield debacle they played second fiddle.
The visitors, with nothing to play for but pride were 12 -0 up in as many minutes and although Chris Riley gave Warrington some hope with a try coverted by Chris Hicks it was the Giants who finished the half stronger, leading 6-24 by the break.
Desperate Warrington showed some slight improvement in the second half with Coach Jimmy Lowes’ half-time team talk still ringing in their ears and tries from Matt King, Kevin Penny and Jon Clarke gave some hope.
But with influential captain Adrian Morley missing from the opening minute with a rib injury, Paul Rauhihi clearly not fit and Lee Briers sat in the stand, Warrington ran out of steam as the Giants dashed their home play off hopes with former Wiganer Stephen Wilde rubbing salt in the wounds with a brace of tries.
Lowes now faces a near mission impossible to rally his battle weary troops for the long trip to the South of France and on the back of four straight defeats and mounting injury problems few would bet on Warrington progressing in the play offs.
WARRINGTON Wolves' Super League season ended on a low note as they collapsed to their fourth consecutive defeat 20-38 to Huddersfield Giants and now face a tricky trip to Les Catalans in the South of France in the end of season play offs.
Wolves' French farce
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Gary Skentelbery
Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
